The 9:30 PM concert, which benefit The Performing Arts Project, featured performances from Krysta Rodriguez (First Date, The Addams Family), Celia Keenan-Bolger (The Glass Menagerie, Peter and the Starcatcher), Liz Callaway (The Look of Love, Baby), Caissie Levy (Les Misérables, Ghost The Musical), Susan Blackwell ([title of show]), Whitney Bashor (“Boardwalk Empire,” The Bridges of Madison County), singer-songwriter Robbie Roth and members of the Broadway revival cast of Hair.
The cast welcomed Creel back to the U.S. (he recently joined the Broadway company of The Book of Mormon) after his award-winning performance in the West End production of Mormon by performing songs he wrote, recorded or loved.
Make Some Noise: A Concert to Welcome Home Gavin Creel was a benefit for The Performing Arts Project, a not-for-profit organization formed by a group of respected educators and entertainment industry professionals to help prepare the next generation of performers.
The Performing Arts Project offers "dynamic and constantly evolving annual programming, the cornerstone of which is a three-week summer intensive each year during the month of July." Funds raised during from the benefit will go directly towards scholarships and student programming costs.
For more information, visit PerformingArtsProject.com.